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On Thursday, October 29th, join us to celebrate Breaking Ground's 30 years of service to New York City and honor an extraordinary individual who has had a profound impact on the creation of affordable housing across the United States. You'll help us raise critical funds to support New Yorkers in need to come off the streets and into housing.

Click here to view the virtual gala.

Honoree:
David Brickman
Chief Executive Officer, Freddie Mac

Gala Co-Chairs:
Michael J. Franco
President, Vornado Realty Trust

Michael Lascher
Senior Managing Director, Real Estate - New York, Blackstone

Kara McShane
Managing Director and Head of Commercial Real Estate, Wells Fargo

Alan Wiener
Group Head, Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital

David Brickman Chief Executive Officer,Freddie Mac
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David BrickmanChief Executive Officer

David Brickman is Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac, one of the largest providers of mortgage financing in the U.S. He is also a member of the company’s Board of Directors.


Brickman is well-known for his tenure as the head of Freddie Mac Multifamily, where he presided over a remarkable period of growth – raising annual production from $16 billion in 2010 to almost $80 billion in 2018. He established the company's flagship K-Deal securitization program as one of the leading securitized products in the structured finance markets. Brickman also drove significant innovation and an expansion in Freddie Mac's products and offerings – particularly those serving the growing need for affordable workforce housing.


Brickman completed all doctoral coursework for the Ph.D. program in economics and real estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.